Aleksandr Petrov art directed this animated adaption of a Dr. Seuss poem for the Yekaterinburg-based Sverdlovsk Film Studio. Petrov later won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for The Old Man and the Sea (1999).
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Hermanos Inglesos feat. MeMe – Wanderland
2 NovKristof Luyckx – yet another crazy-ass graphic designer – made this music video telling the story of a bird tripping on some kind of a psychoactive berry.
Warning: parts of the video show hardcore unicorn sex.
Farbrausch & Neuro – Masagin (2008)
26 Oct
A little demoscene delight for you, by German groups Farbrausch and Neuro. In glorious HD.
Full info on pouet.net.
Combination spawns by Howard Quin
19 OctA really unique way of presenting fractals synced with some primal mathematical noises. This style has a startling cosmic authenticity to it, making your brain just ooze with multicolored sweat as you try and keep up with the show.
Alias – Sixes Last (2005)
12 Oct1stAveMachine created this alien plant music video for Alias.
Here’s another plant bit they did for Quinns fruit alcohol drink.
Animations by Vince Collins
5 Oct
Euphoria (1974)
200 (1975)
Fantasy (1976)
Malice in Wonderland (1982)
The animation I’ve embedded is one of his least disturbing, Life is Flashing Before Your Eyes (1984). Now, you should be aware these are some heavy mindfuck material, especially Malice in Wonderland.
Quotes: “Malice in Wonderland is the only video on Youtube that actually scared me. Thank you.”
“your malice vid has scarred me for life man”
Vince has his own Youtube channel, but is not producing the time-consuming hand drawn stuff anymore, because this isn’t the 1970s, when there was grant money flying around for artists like him.
Lebensader (2009)
28 SepA little girl finds the whole world inside a leaf in this animation by Angela Steffen, who also worked on Love & Theft.
Official website.
Peter Parks macro photography loop
27 SepPeter Parks was behind the spectacular visual effects of Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain. A Wired article gives more details about the effects work.
Son Chris has followed in his father’s footsteps and together they run a company called Image Quest 3D. More examples in the links and in this showreel by Chris:
CapeNape & The Foundation – Countless Ways
21 SepDirected by Tero Suomela, this won the 2010 Spring New York International Independent Film and Video Festival award for the best music video.
Felix the Cat – Dines and Pines (1926)
14 SepFelix the Cat has a crazy little trip after going to sleep with a full belly. The video is cued to start near the trip sequence, so if you want to see the whole cartoon, skip to the beginning.
